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Risk Management Plan - A formal document that identifies project risks and specifies the plans
to reduce these risks.
Role - A defined responsibility (usually task) to be carried out by one or more individuals.
Scope - The established boundary (or extent) of what must be accomplished; during planning,
this defines what the project will consist of (and just as important, what the project will not
consist of).
Security - The establishment and application of safeguards to protect data, software, and
hardware from accidental or malicious modification, destruction, or disclosure.
Security Test - A formal test performed on an operational system, based on the results of the
security risk assessment in order to evaluate compliance with security and data integrity
guidelines, and address security backup, recovery, and audit trails. Also called Security Testing
and Evaluation (ST&E).
Software - Computer programs (code), procedures, documentation, and data pertaining to the
operation of a computer system. Compare to Hardware.
System - A collection of components (hardware, software, interfaces) organized to accomplish a
specific function or set of functions; generally considered to be a self-sufficient item in its
intended operational use.
System Concept Development Phase - Phase that starts the life cycle; begins when a need to
develop or significantly change a system is identified, then the approaches for meeting this need
are reviewed for feasibility and appropriateness (for example, cost-benefit analysis).
System Design Document - A formal document that describes the system architecture, file and
database design, interfaces, and detailed hardware/software design; used as the baseline for
system development.
Systems Analysis - In systems development, the process of studying and understanding the
requirements (customer needs) for a system in order to develop a feasible design.
System Security Plan - A formal document that establishes the processes and procedures for
identifying all areas where security could be compromised within the system (or subsystem).
System Software - Software designed to facilitate the operation of a computer system and
associated computer programs (for example, operating systems, code compilers, utilities).
Compare to Application Software.
System Test - The process of testing an integrated hardware/software system to verify that the
system meets its documented requirements.
Task - In project management, the smallest unit of work subject to management accountability; a
work assignment for one or more project members fulfilling a role, as defined in a work
breakdown structure.
Test - The process of exercising the product to identify differences between expected and actual
results and performance. Typically testing is bottom-up: unit test, integration test, system test,
and acceptance test.
Test Case - A specific set of test data and associated procedures developed for a particular test.
Test Files/Data - Files/data developed for the purpose of executing a test; becomes part of a test
case. See Test Case.
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